EPA demands less-toxic dispersant

If it was not bad enough that new estimates say there are millions of gallons of crude spewing into the gulf every day, it appears the chemical dispersants BP has been using might be a tad toxic. Now I don't have a degree in chemistry but seems to me that anything that can break up crude would have to be similar in make up to bug and tar remover.

The move is significant, because it suggests federal officials are now concerned that the unprecedented use of chemical dispersants could pose a significant threat to the Gulf of Mexico's marine life. BP has been using two forms of dispersants, Corexit 9500A and Corexit 9527A, and so far has applied 600,000 gallons on the surface and 55,000 underwater.

 LINK ( Via: The Washington Post)

Comments

[ike]

well, a great tar and oil remover is pure citrus oil---works just as good as any chemical cleaning compound----and I'm sure those florida orange growers would love to help

[tofo]

I am</i< a chemist, and looking at the structures of Corexit I can tell you that it is quite similar to bug-and-tar remover.